Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErTEl
w Acu1Ncr0N D G. Illy IL 1851.

WASHINGTON, ~. ", July IL, 1901
The present democratic administration is
now drawing to close, but Mr.. Lindsay,
the Mahoneite, still retains his place as post.
master at Portsmouth, Virginia. The ex-
cuse for his retention for long time WAS
that the democrats Of his city could not
agree upon man Tor his successor. De-
lieying that excuse was valid, the democrats
of Portsmouth about two months ago held
on election and at its conclusion declared
that their choice for the place was MT.
Fiske. But Mr.. Fiske has not yet been ap-
pointed 1t is reported that the real cause
Of Mr.. Lndsav's retention is that Post'
master General Villas promised Senator KID
dleberger that he should not be removed.
Senator Daniel. and eX-representative Goode
of the Portsmouth district, finding that
little could DO done in the matter at the
Postoflce Department, have been to see the
President about it, but as yet without elect.
There was rumor at the Capitol today
to the effect that the republicans, some OF
the high tariff democrats, the greenbackers
and the labor men in Congress are planning
q scheme bv which to defeat the election OF
the democratic candidate for Speaker oil the
next House, who, of course, Will be NIT.
Carlisle. But it was not credited, as 1t Is
highly improbable that any such plan could
succeed.
Ex.representative ]. r. Tucker, of Vir-
pinia, has returned to this city, and will re-
main here some time He is now engaged
in the practice of his profession.
representative Gibson of West Vlr-
pinia, says he is just as much opposed to the
Presidents civil service reform and mug
wump policy as the GAZETTE Is, but, that
like the GAZETTE he defends him against
the unjustiGable and unpatriotic and sec
tional attacks of the G. A. r., and that
while his opposition to him relates only to
party policy, his support Of him relates to q
broad national question.
Miss Alice Underwood, daughter of the
late Judge J. c. Underwood OF Alexandra,
has been removed from her $1,000 clerksnip
in the pension bureau.
Persons and letters from North Carolina
report that the democratic disatiectiop IN
some parts of that State is similar to that
which produced such bad effects in the Dam
Vile district in Virginia last fall. That the
internal revenue officers are more tyrannl'
cal and offensive than those under the re-
publican administration, harrassiDg the peo.
pie unnecessarily, and some of them making
large sums of money cut of their official po-
stious.
It is reported that n new postmaster for
this city will be appointed during the next
few days. As n necessary consequence the
local democracy is considerably stirred up.
The President, Mrs. Cleveland and Col.
Lamont left here at 1l:40 this morning for
Holland Patent, n. Y. They will be gone
about a week.
The President to day appointed Assistant
Attorney General VIM. y. Maury to be q
visitor to the government hospital for the
insane, vice Judge P. Curry, deceased. MIR.
Walter D. Davidge was rendered the APP
pointment, but declined it.
Mr.. Higgins, the appointment clerk OF
the Treasury, being an old time democrat,
is of course highly Objectionable to republl-
cans rs we'll as mugwumps, and they have
been incessant in their assaults upon him
ever since he was appointed. Their latest
charge against him is that he Is or was in
tercsted in the claim Of the late Joseph
Maddox, Of Alexandria. But rs that Is 4
Just claim. and has received the sanction
of republican committee of q republl-
can Senate, how being interested in it can
affect Mr.. Higgins injuriousy is hard to tell.
The Jury in the case of Shipman vs..
Fletcher, in which $50 900 damages for con-
SUlTNCN McIt Cihllbpu, WOW ui"Sii"' ~ w
day, being unable to agree upon verdict.
The case was given to them last Friday af-
ternoon They stood three for the plaintiff
and nine for tho defendant. The court
granted new trial in the case of Angeney
convicted Of assault with intent to kill Will
mot by shooting him at the ST. Marc Hotel
here some time ago.
The National Archery Association com
posed as we'll of female as of male members,
will meet here 10 morrow to test the skill OF
its members in various trials in the Arsenal
grounds.
1t is said at the Postofice Department
that the fuss about the reduction in the
salary of Miss Van Lew, the Union spy in
Richmond, clerk in that department. is not
without precedent under republican ad-
ministration, as another federal spy, man,
was removed from clerkship in the Inte-
rior Department by Secretary Delano, during
the Grant administration upon the ground
that the departments were not run for the
purpose of rewarding spies.
A letter has been published from the
colored captain of a company in colored
regiment during the war; in which he says
no colored ex-soldier is admitted to member,
ship of the G. A. r. in Louisiana, and that
he believes the colored ex soldiers could
obtain charter from Gen. Beauregard and
other confederates, if it were in their power
to grant it, easier than from the Northern
Union soldiers.